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ArmyRover · 05-14-2008, 07:10 PM

I'm thinking about trying to install it to my 4 gig thumb drive and seeing if I can boot up off it. That way if it's all screwed up then I don't have to worry having fragged my computer

Jupiter Rover · 05-14-2008, 08:18 PM

Does the hack even run well?

I am on MBP that has bootcamp with windows, it runs windows flawlessly.

roverthen · 05-14-2008, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyRover

I'm thinking about trying to install it to my 4 gig thumb drive and seeing if I can boot up off it. That way if it's all screwed up then I don't have to worry having fragged my computer

I could be wrong but last time I checked you can only boot off a firewire external drive. Assuming your thumb drive is USB.

chrisvonc · 05-14-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ArmyRover

correction it was iAtkos v1.0i r3

Ahh yes, yours is new than mine. I tried both iAtkos v1.0i and Kalyway Leo 10.5.1. iAtkos seemed to be a better package and I had better results trying with that. If you would, can you PM me where you got your version.

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Originally Posted by ArmyRover

I'm thinking about trying to install it to my 4 gig thumb drive and seeing if I can boot up off it. That way if it's all screwed up then I don't have to worry having fragged my computer

I wouldnt worry about it. The worse you will have to do is redo the MBR and reformat the drive back to NTFS and you are off and running again to reload the standard PC OS or try again with the Mac hack.

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Originally Posted by Jupiter Rover

Does the hack even run well?

It runs very well on systems I have seen it run on. I just havent spent the time to get it to work on my personal test machine.

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Originally Posted by Jupiter Rover

I am on MBP that has bootcamp with windows, it runs windows flawlessly.

Not really the same ballpark of discussion although he can do that after he gets the hackintosh set up or he could also just run a Windows VM but with his current memory, I would think the dual boot option would be best for his resources, but thats a different method of setting up the hack. This hack we are talking about is a complete OS replacement on a WinPC using the latest MAC OS that takes advantage of the Intel Duel Core and allows it to run on a PC (that meets a range of specs).

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Originally Posted by roverthen

I could be wrong but last time I checked you can only boot off a firewire external drive. Assuming your thumb drive is USB.

Thats not correct anymore. Most modern equipment for the past few years will allow booting right from a USB device like a jump/thumb drive as long as the bios allows it. If one's machine is within 4 year old (up to 6 years on some dell systems), most likely there is a Bios patch/upgrade from the manufacture that will fix that.

Jupiter Rover · 05-14-2008, 11:31 PM

Yea, I just meant as a virtual machine. I used Parallels and that was horrible.

Goodluck with hackintosh.

zed · 05-15-2008, 12:56 AM

i'm using parallels... its not perfect.. but is it parallels or the stupid windows....

I'm going to try this hackintosh thing though for my arcade machine..

wha am I thinking. if i'm doing OSX on foreign hardware.. i'd be better off going back to ubuntu.

pickuprover · 05-15-2008, 04:01 AM

WHy not go with Linux? I resurected an ancient machine (386 with 216 ram) and put Linux on it. Using a fairly full featured Linux OS it runs very well. It was even running a server at one point. The unit you have, would be quiet fast (compared to running a windows OS) and there is just about every type of free ware program you would ever need. The new open ofice is even better than Offoce 2003 by Microsoft. Just a thought.

ArmyRover · 05-15-2008, 05:30 PM

I would consider linux, but I really like the user interface of leopard.

Chris how far from austin is san antonio, you seem to have a pretty good idea on how this works. I might have to come visit you since I'm going to be in san antonio for 4 months starting in June. I'll bring beer

zed · 05-15-2008, 06:45 PM

the Ubuntu linux is a full fledged operating system. Supported and everything.. but free. Makes me feel like a sucker running something other than ubuntu. I have to have windows for certain websites related to work. You can't build a computer for cheaper than a mac mini.. the macbooks are a dime a dozen. Love osx.. but wouldn't pay for it if it didn't come with my computers...

san antonio to austin really depends on traffic.. and on which side of town you are.. 1+-4+ hours. Sometimes I could get to dallas in 4 hours.. sometimes I couldn't get to killeen in 5. But that was before/during the new bypass construction in austin.

Its about an hour across/around town sometimes in SA.. then austin can get pretty clogged up.

I miss bussy's swap meet and the meat/veggie markets by the stock yards in SA. Too hot for me. But other than that.. pretty decent town. Small town feel.. metropolis amenities.. (to include horrible schools)

Too bad its in texas. though.. in hawaii.. I can't get no decent mexican food.
I Still own a couple houses there.. I may return for a while someday.

ArmyRover · 05-15-2008, 07:06 PM

I'm going there for a 4 month school at Fort Sam

zed · 05-15-2008, 08:32 PM

oooh fancy fort sam.
They have a "zoo" there. deer and wild game wandering around.

Generally fancy doctor types hang out there.

Bad part of town.. but the post is neat.

ArmyRover · 05-17-2008, 05:34 AM

So should up-armor the RRC before I leave lol.

Kidding I'm leaving the RRC at home and taking the Mall Assault Saab.

With a little luck at the end of those 4 months I'll be a medic type of Soldier.

cellulararrest · 05-17-2008, 07:39 AM

I ran OS X on my PC a couple days after they started releasing x86 versions of OSX. Ran really crappy back then. It was very hardware specific (which makes complete sense since that's what apple is all about). I've downloaded a couple images to try it again but haven't gotten around to it. Maybe I will

A celeron processor isn't going to cut it for the GUI. SSE3 is required.

This is exactly what apple didn't want to happen. The whole philosophy behind apple is that they want total control of the hardware which their software runs on. They write their software to be very hardware specific. While I don't agree with that philosophy at all, it's how they do it. Don't expect a very good experience trying to use old hardware to run OSX. For that you want to run OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, etc. If you want OSX to run well on a PC you'll have to buy some specific hardware.

zed · 05-17-2008, 05:56 PM

Yup.. one of the big problems with microsoft windows; bad hardware companies not complying fully with standards or not bothering to test their hardware and software.
Software interfering with hardware drivers and vice versa. This works with that but not the other.
Its even problems with other unix systems.

BUT apple (just a well supported version of unix) controls the environment in which OSX resides. Can't see it being that stable on a "random" system.. all your drivers would be cobbled by someone, or generic drivers rendering all that fancy hardware "generic". at least ubuntu would be legal and supported.

ArmyRover · 05-17-2008, 08:02 PM

never heard of this unbuntu whats it like?

05-14-2008, 07:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 1,857 Gallery: 0	I'm thinking about trying to install it to my 4 gig thumb drive and seeing if I can boot up off it. That way if it's all screwed up then I don't have to worry having fragged my computer __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

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Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 608 Gallery: 0	Does the hack even run well? I am on MBP that has bootcamp with windows, it runs windows flawlessly. __________________ 2003. Discovery SE the names Pete

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Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 608 Gallery: 0	Yea, I just meant as a virtual machine. I used Parallels and that was horrible. Goodluck with hackintosh. __________________ 2003. Discovery SE the names Pete

05-15-2008, 12:56 AM	#21 (permalink)
zed Nut Futzer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 257 Gallery: 7	i'm using parallels... its not perfect.. but is it parallels or the stupid windows.... I'm going to try this hackintosh thing though for my arcade machine.. wha am I thinking. if i'm doing OSX on foreign hardware.. i'd be better off going back to ubuntu. __________________ "Its a beautiful thing the destruction of words" “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thought crime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.” - Orwell: nineteen eighty-four, true for Oceania, true for today.

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pickuprover Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,344 Gallery: 0	WHy not go with Linux? I resurected an ancient machine (386 with 216 ram) and put Linux on it. Using a fairly full featured Linux OS it runs very well. It was even running a server at one point. The unit you have, would be quiet fast (compared to running a windows OS) and there is just about every type of free ware program you would ever need. The new open ofice is even better than Offoce 2003 by Microsoft. Just a thought. __________________ Andrew Barr. 1972 Series III 109. "the Tin Turtle" "However, that was his ploy and I caved....totally caved... LOL!" Jellijo

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05-15-2008, 05:30 PM	#23 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 1,857 Gallery: 0	I would consider linux, but I really like the user interface of leopard. Chris how far from austin is san antonio, you seem to have a pretty good idea on how this works. I might have to come visit you since I'm going to be in san antonio for 4 months starting in June. I'll bring beer __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

05-15-2008, 06:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
zed Nut Futzer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 257 Gallery: 7	the Ubuntu linux is a full fledged operating system. Supported and everything.. but free. Makes me feel like a sucker running something other than ubuntu. I have to have windows for certain websites related to work. You can't build a computer for cheaper than a mac mini.. the macbooks are a dime a dozen. Love osx.. but wouldn't pay for it if it didn't come with my computers... san antonio to austin really depends on traffic.. and on which side of town you are.. 1+-4+ hours. Sometimes I could get to dallas in 4 hours.. sometimes I couldn't get to killeen in 5. But that was before/during the new bypass construction in austin. Its about an hour across/around town sometimes in SA.. then austin can get pretty clogged up. I miss bussy's swap meet and the meat/veggie markets by the stock yards in SA. Too hot for me. But other than that.. pretty decent town. Small town feel.. metropolis amenities.. (to include horrible schools) Too bad its in texas. though.. in hawaii.. I can't get no decent mexican food. I Still own a couple houses there.. I may return for a while someday. __________________ "Its a beautiful thing the destruction of words" “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thought crime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.” - Orwell: nineteen eighty-four, true for Oceania, true for today.

05-15-2008, 07:06 PM	#25 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 1,857 Gallery: 0	I'm going there for a 4 month school at Fort Sam __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

05-15-2008, 08:32 PM	#26 (permalink)
zed Nut Futzer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 257 Gallery: 7	oooh fancy fort sam. They have a "zoo" there. deer and wild game wandering around. Generally fancy doctor types hang out there. Bad part of town.. but the post is neat. __________________ "Its a beautiful thing the destruction of words" “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thought crime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.” - Orwell: nineteen eighty-four, true for Oceania, true for today.

05-17-2008, 05:34 AM	#27 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 1,857 Gallery: 0	So should up-armor the RRC before I leave lol. Kidding I'm leaving the RRC at home and taking the Mall Assault Saab. With a little luck at the end of those 4 months I'll be a medic type of Soldier. __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

05-17-2008, 07:39 AM	#28 (permalink)
cellulararrest 94 Defender 90 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chester, NH Posts: 1,062 Gallery: 0	I ran OS X on my PC a couple days after they started releasing x86 versions of OSX. Ran really crappy back then. It was very hardware specific (which makes complete sense since that's what apple is all about). I've downloaded a couple images to try it again but haven't gotten around to it. Maybe I will A celeron processor isn't going to cut it for the GUI. SSE3 is required. This is exactly what apple didn't want to happen. The whole philosophy behind apple is that they want total control of the hardware which their software runs on. They write their software to be very hardware specific. While I don't agree with that philosophy at all, it's how they do it. Don't expect a very good experience trying to use old hardware to run OSX. For that you want to run OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, etc. If you want OSX to run well on a PC you'll have to buy some specific hardware. __________________ S.N.H.L.R.

05-17-2008, 05:56 PM	#29 (permalink)
zed Nut Futzer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 257 Gallery: 7	Yup.. one of the big problems with microsoft windows; bad hardware companies not complying fully with standards or not bothering to test their hardware and software. Software interfering with hardware drivers and vice versa. This works with that but not the other. Its even problems with other unix systems. BUT apple (just a well supported version of unix) controls the environment in which OSX resides. Can't see it being that stable on a "random" system.. all your drivers would be cobbled by someone, or generic drivers rendering all that fancy hardware "generic". at least ubuntu would be legal and supported. __________________ "Its a beautiful thing the destruction of words" “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thought crime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.” - Orwell: nineteen eighty-four, true for Oceania, true for today.

05-17-2008, 08:02 PM	#30 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 1,857 Gallery: 0	never heard of this unbuntu whats it like? __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

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